Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-11
DO1N(2S OF THE LEGISLATORS.

urday or Evening SessiOn-The Post. MOrtem Bill Passes the senate Wtth- out OpposItfon-An Unsuccessful En- deavOr Made 10 Reconsider the High License BIll-Fishery and Education- all Bills Passed.
 HARTFORD, May 10. Special to the JOURNAL AND CoURIER.l Senator Hill was asked to- day whether he thought an adjournment could be taken this week. He said that if a session could be held on Saturday next and longer sessions
 each day during the remainder of the week l he was of the opinion it could. He is strong ! ly in favor of an adjournment as soon as ] possible, and in fact all of the senators are. | It is the House that lags.
 MISCELLANEOUS SENATE BUSINESS. Senator Coffin explained the bill bringing | all insurance agents of all kinds of insurance business under the supervision of the State | insurance department. It was tabled for ! verbal amendments. Communication from l Governor Lounsbury nominating James A. | Bill, of Lyme as fish commissioner for three years from August 26, referred to the execu- | tive committee. Concurred in rejecting sev- eral bills adversely reported from the tenn perance committee. Concurred in verbal | House amendments to the bill for the re- l demption of the $1,O30,000 of State bonds maturing this month but the amendment ! that the treasurer alone may prescribe the time of calling in the bonds was rejected. TRANSFER OF APPEALED CASES. The bill de transfer of appealed cases from the Superior court for NewHaven to the Court of Common Pleas came to the Senate passed. It reads as follows:
 Section 1. Section two of the act establishing
 criminal court of common pleas within and Tor the county of New Haven is hereby amended by adding
 thereto the following: All criminal cases @ which in the Superior court for New Haven county may,
 upon notice of the State attorney of said county, ha tran " the fall term thereof, 1887, to and tried in the
 county; but such cases so transferred if they were
 originally appealed to the Superior court prior to
 the said Court of Common Pleas shaiI be under the
 control of and tried by the said States attorney In
 Haven county since the establishment of said crim- said Court of Common Pleas may make all orders, proceed to trial and final judgment and enforce the might have done if said cases had not been so re moved, All bonds given for the appearance or for shali be and remain R Valid. and said Court of Com.
 mon Pleas may proceed to forfeiture of the same in the same manner as said Superior court might
 Section ?. Section five of the same act is amend; ed by adding after the word duties in the second
 Section. B. All persons summoned to attend the Court of Common Pleas for New Haven county
 may hear and determine both civil and criminal causes at any term a and any time % under 1 the dree
 Common Pleas may tax and allow costs in criminal
 court.
 The bill was temporarily tabled early in
 the.session. Senator Walsh moved that
 all rules be suspended and after further ex-
 passed and it now goes to the Governor for
 his approval.
 REGULATING AUToPSIES.
 The post mortem bill passed the Senate to-day without opposition. It is as follows Section 1. Whenever any sick or disabled person
 shall be placed in any hospital in this State for
 shall die and such death is not caused by in the
 opinion of the of the county not the re- another, it shall be unlawful for any physician to
 conduct or assist in conducting any post mortem ex-
 ceased person without first obtaining the written
 consent of the father, mother, husband wife, child next of kin, of the friend or friends representing the deceased to the, hospital
 body and in Case the hosPtal After due
 inquiry and diligence shall be unable to fnd s Sueh be made until after reasonable time not exceed ing forty eight hours has been allowed for such Sec. 2. Any person violating the provisions of
 section of this act shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars for each
 Sec. B All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed
 OTHER MATTERS PASSED. Resolution providing for a tablet to the l memory ot John Fitch, of Windsor; an act concerning transfer of personal estate to foreign trustee; an act amended paying $l4 per diem to auditors of public accounts so as to read $10 including expenses.
 REFUSED TO RECONSIDER. In the House this morning Representative Kendrick moved that the House reconsider the action of Friday passing the high license bill. His object, he said, was to secure more perfect bill, which should be so adjusted as not to provoke a general antag- onism throughout the State. He said further that the bill was not even read before it's passage. It is substitute bill and was read by the clerk. It establishes a uniform li- cense of $500 for the sale of intoxicating liquors and $150 for the sale of beer and Rhine wine. A bond of $500 must be given. Druggists sales permitted substantially as under the present law. The House dis cussed and then refused to reconsider. SHE'LL FISHERIES.
 Passed-Bills that any owner of oyster grounds may surrender the same by the de- livery of deed to release the State without expense to the State; concerning the location of buoys on oyster grounds; that all surren- | ders of oyster grounds found unsuitable for cultivation shall be made within eight years \ after the granting of such grounds. EDUCATIONAL BILLS PASSED. Bill requiring children between eight and \ thirteen years to attend school one hundred and twenty days Gnstead of sixty days) in \ each year before they can be employed; au- thorizing the school boards to provide text
 books in reading outside of the regular series;
 resolution supplying deficiency of $10, 1885 in the school fund